>>>>> "LW" == Larry Wall <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
LW> =head1 Compact structs LW> A class whose attributes are all low-level types can behave as LW> a struct. (Access from outside the class is still only through LW> accessors, though.) Whether such a class is actually stored compactly LW> is up to the implementation, but it ought to behave that way, LW> at least to the extent that it's trivially easy (from the user's LW> perspective) to read and write to the equivalent C structure. LW> That is, when byte-stringified, it should look like the C struct, LW> even if that's not how it's actually represented inside the class. LW> (This is to be construed as a substitute for at least some of the LW> current uses of C<pack>/C<unpack>.) and vec. hard to get pack/unpack to access single bits with offsets or classic c bit fields. from inside the class (no accessor needed) will bit sized attributes be direct access to the field (ala c)? that would mean you could use a class to map to complex structures and in particular to i/o registers and not have to jump through shift/mask hoops. <the rest of S9 hurt my brane> uri -- Uri Guttman ------ [EMAIL PROTECTED] -------- http://www.stemsystems.com --Perl Consulting, Stem Development, Systems Architecture, Design and Coding- Search or Offer Perl Jobs ---------------------------- http://jobs.perl.org
